Yashima-ji Temple

Also known as Yashima-ji

thumb|right|300px|Yashima-ji Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)|Hondō (1618), an Important Cultural Property

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It is catalogued under topics including Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Japan, Buddhist temples in Kagawa Prefecture and Important Cultural Properties (Japan).

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Part of: Shikoku Pilgrimage
Country: Japan
Located in: Takamatsu
Followed by: Yakuri-ji Temple
Follows: Ichinomiya-ji Temple
Dedicated to: Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara
Image: Yashimaji 06.JPG

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name in kana: やしまじ
street address: 香川県高松市屋島東町字屋島峯1808番地
postal code: 761-0111
Commons category: Yashimaji
series ordinal: 84
located in protected area: Setonaikai National Park
heritage designation: Important Cultural Property of Japan

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thumb|right|300px|Yashima-ji Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)|Hondō (1618), an Important Cultural Property

is a Shingon temple in Yashima, a lava plateau to the northeast of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. A branch temple of Ninna-ji in Kyoto, it is the eighty-fourth temple on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. It is said to have been founded as a Ritsu school temple by Ganjin in 754, and to have been converted by Kōbō Daishi. The 5x5 bay irimoya-zukuri tiled Hondō (1618) has been designated an Important Cultural Property. A Heian period wooden seated statue of Senjū Kannon and the temple bell (1223) are also Important Cultural Properties. There is a museum of temple treasures and items relating to the Battle of Yashima.

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